“Players have ideas, media has ideas, a lot of people have ideas on what (should) be going on,” Phillips told reporters in Irving. “In some cases, they are true. I’d say us getting him the football is the most important thing because, again, he’s a great player and we got to get him the ball. And if he’s not getting the ball enough, then it goes back to us.”

It should be pointed out, though, the Owens is in the same system that allowed him to catch 81 passes last season for 1,355 yards and 15 TDs en route to a Pro Bowl berth.